From @IUCN - When is a Marine Protected Area really a Marine Protected Area? #MPAs

When is a Marine Protected Area really a Marine Protected Area

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From @IUCN - When is a Marine Protected Area really a Marine Protected Area? #MPAs

Guidelines for Applying the IUCN Protected Area Management Categories to Marine Protected Areas aims to make clear what is most significant and of highest priority in MPAs and will help countries more accurately detail their successes. The new guidelines will define MPAs—preventing the trend of fisheries advisory bodies claiming that area mechanisms that exploit fish are MPAs. Also, pipeline areas and wind farms will not be considered MPAs unless they are set up following specific guidelines, with clear long-term objectives for nature conservation. "It is time to stop pretending more of the ocean is protected than it actually is. Understanding what is protected in the ocean and how it is protected is of paramount importance in driving global conservation efforts forward,” says Dan Laffoley, Marine Vice-Chair of IUCN's World Commission on Protected Areas . “The guidance we ...

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